Vancouver - Montreal

A deal surrounding Hamhuis and Plekanec. I don't want to trade Plekanec, but if the Habs want to trade him, they'll do it this year, while his value is still up there. Habs need a top 6 lw and a top pairing D. Losing Plekanec would be huge, but he's the only movable player that could fetch us one of our needs. With that said, I still expect Montreal to add to make it a fair deal. I don't know how Vancouver would feel about this deal, but I think they do it only if they can sign Edler. I know Hamhuis is their #1 and Plek fills a need at #3 C, but we all know Kesler is relativly fragile so Plek can take on the hard defensive duties and lets say Henrik & Ryan get hurt, they still have a #1 C in Plekanec who's able to play any unit. His contract is high for a #3 C on their roster, but I think you guys can take it. Vancouver fans let me know how much the Habs add. Habs fan let me know if you'd do it if the management had to trade him.

Hamhuis is more valuable to us right now than Plekanec. It would be like asking for Seabrook from Chicago, and they actually need a 2C. Hamhuis is far more important to us than virtually any player playing on our third line, even though valuewise they are probably close.

So a polite "No thank you", especially as Hamhuis signed a hometown discount to stay here. I think he's our most untouchable player after the Sedins.

A deal surrounding Hamhuis and Plekanec. I don't want to trade Plekanec, but if the Habs want to trade him, they'll do it this year, while his value is still up there. Habs need a top 6 lw and a top pairing D. Losing Plekanec would be huge, but he's the only movable player that could fetch us one of our needs. With that said, I still expect Montreal to add to make it a fair deal. I don't know how Vancouver would feel about this deal, but I think they do it only if they can sign Edler. I know Hamhuis is their #1 and Plek fills a need at #3 C, but we all know Kesler is relativly fragile so Plek can take on the hard defensive duties and lets say Henrik & Ryan get hurt, they still have a #1 C in Plekanec who's able to play any unit. His contract is high for a #3 C on their roster, but I think you guys can take it. Vancouver fans let me know how much the Habs add. Habs fan let me know if you'd do it if the management had to trade him.

No way in hell does VCR touch that deal, Hamhuis is their best dman. I know some people will spout about Edler, Hamhuis is the man on that D, and he is signed all cheap and whatnot.

A deal surrounding Hamhuis and Plekanec. I don't want to trade Plekanec, but if the Habs want to trade him, they'll do it this year, while his value is still up there. Habs need a top 6 lw and a top pairing D. Losing Plekanec would be huge, but he's the only movable player that could fetch us one of our needs. With that said, I still expect Montreal to add to make it a fair deal. I don't know how Vancouver would feel about this deal, but I think they do it only if they can sign Edler. I know Hamhuis is their #1 and Plek fills a need at #3 C, but we all know Kesler is relativly fragile so Plek can take on the hard defensive duties and lets say Henrik & Ryan get hurt, they still have a #1 C in Plekanec who's able to play any unit. His contract is high for a #3 C on their roster, but I think you guys can take it. Vancouver fans let me know how much the Habs add. Habs fan let me know if you'd do it if the management had to trade him.

So you are acknowledging that Hamhuis is very important to Vancouver's d-core, yet you want us to trade him to fill our need for a 3rd line center?

I'm sure there are much easier ways to fill that need, maybe by trading a goalie.

I say Vancouver does it if Montreal negotiates on Vancouver's behalf to get Nashville to trade Weber for Kesler straight up, and they'd obviously have to negotiate with the rest of the board of governors to remove the restriction on trading newly signed matched offer-sheets.

I say Vancouver does it if Montreal negotiates on Vancouver's behalf to get Nashville to trade Weber for Kesler straight up, and they'd obviously have to negotiate with the rest of the board of governors to remove the restriction on trading newly signed matched offer-sheets.

I say Vancouver does it if Montreal negotiates on Vancouver's behalf to get Nashville to trade Weber for Kesler straight up, and they'd obviously have to negotiate with the rest of the board of governors to remove the restriction on trading newly signed matched offer-sheets.

And as long as we're dreaming, I'd like a new Lamborghini.

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Hell no to the OP.

Whether or not Hamhuis or Edler is the Canucks' #1 dman is very debatable, but Hamhuis is far too valuable to the team to let go. Plekanec doesn't come close to bridging the gap, and if we're going to worry about shoring up the C position we're sure as hell not losing Hamhuis to do it.

It would make Vancouver sooo much more dangerous. Pleks is very under rated.

Plekanec is very good, but he would be utilized as a #3C. We can't trade our best prospect for that, it just doesn't correspond with Gillis' direction. He wants to get younger and bigger, Kassian is a direct representation of that. Unless we're trading Kassian as part of a package for an elite RW we'll likely keep him.

Imagine ballard and raymond for plekanec. It's a good thing were not allowed to insult on this site. And where did Hamhuis all of a sudden get all of this valu. Just because he may be the #1 d in van, suddenly he's worth more than plekanec. I think it is more of a testament that Vancouver's d is their definite weakness. How many teams in the nhl would Hamhuis be the #1 on ? Seriously.

Imagine ballard and raymond for plekanec. It's a good thing were not allowed to insult on this site. And where did Hamhuis all of a sudden get all of this valu. Just because he may be the #1 d in van, suddenly he's worth more than plekanec. I think it is more of a testament that Vancouver's d is their definite weakness. How many teams in the nhl would Hamhuis be the #1 on ? Seriously.